King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Service biography
commissioned, RAF 1924; 29 Fighter Sqn, RAF 1924; Instructor Course, Central Flying School; Flying Instructor, 29 and 23 Fighter Sqn, RAF 1925; Instructor, Central Flying School 1925-1928; RAF High Speed Flight, Calshot, for Schneider Trophy Race and King's Cup Air Race 1929; 23 Fighter Sqn, Kenley 1929-1930; 14 Bomber Sqn, RAF, Transjordan, Middle East 1930-1933; Air Staff, Headquarters, Middle East 1934; Test Pilot, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough 1934-1937; RAF Staff College 1937-1938; staff, Headquarters, Training Command 1938; Air Staff Officer, Department of the Inspector General, RAF 1939; World War II 1939-1945; Commander, 219 Night Fighter Sqn, RAF 1939-1940; Garrison Commander, RAF Fighter Force, Bardufoss, Narvik, Norway 1940; Commander, RAF Fighter Station, Drem 1940; Officer Commanding 54 Night Fighter Operational Training Unit 1941; Commander, RAF Sector and Fighter Station, Fairwood Common 1942; Section Commander, RAF Fighter Station, Kenley 1942; Commander, 211 Group RAF, Desert Air Force, Middle East and Sicily 1943; Air Support Training Headquarters, Allied Expedition Air Force 1944; Commandant, RAF Central Fighter Establishment 1944-1945; Commandant RAF College, Cranwell 1945-1948; Air Officer Commanding Air Force, Pakistan 1949-1951; Air Officer Commanding 12 Fighter Group 1951-1953; Head of Air Force Staff, British Joint Service Mission, Washington, USA 1954-1955; Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Flying Training Command 1955-1958; retired 1959; Sales Director, Folland Aircraft Co 1959-1965

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PLACES
NAMES Maj Gen Sir Llewellyn Atcherley (father); AVM David Francis William Atcherley (brother)

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